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LaNotifica

Forward your Android notifications to your Linux desktop.

LaNotifica is a simple tool that sends your phone notifications directly to your Linux desktop: WhatsApp, Telegram, calls, everything. All communication stays on your local network, with no cloud, no accounts and no tracking.

Get it on Google Play GitHub

LaNotifica app icon

How it works

+--------------+      HTTPS/TLS       +--------------+
|              |    Local Network     |              |
|   Android    | ------------------>  |    Linux     |
|    Phone     |    mDNS Discovery    |   Desktop    |
|              |                      |              |
+--------------+                      +--------------+
  1. Install the server on your Linux machine.
  2. Open the app on your Android phone.
  3. Scan the QR code shown by the server.
  4. Done: notifications appear on your desktop.

The server and the app find each other automatically using mDNS. All communication is encrypted with TLS.

Features

  • Zero cloud: everything stays on your local network.
  • Encrypted: TLS with auto-generated certificates.
  • Zero config: mDNS auto-discovery, no IP addresses to type.
  • Battery friendly: minimal impact on your phone.
  • Works everywhere: GNOME, KDE, XFCE, i3, Sway and more.

Requirements

  • Server: Linux with D-Bus notifications (any modern desktop).
  • App: Android 14 or later.
  • Network: both devices on the same local network.

Install

Server (Linux)

Fedora / RHEL 10 / CentOS Stream 10:

sudo dnf copr enable alessandrolattao/lanotifica
sudo dnf install lanotifica

Ubuntu / Debian:

curl -sLO $(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/alessandrolattao/lanotifica/releases/latest | grep -o 'https://[^"]*\.deb') && sudo dpkg -i lanotifica_*.deb && rm lanotifica_*.deb

Start the server:

systemctl --user enable --now lanotifica

Then open https://localhost:19420 and scan the QR code with the app.

App (Android)

Get it on Google Play, or build it from source in the app/ folder of the repository.

Security

  • Token-based authentication: a unique token generated on setup.
  • Certificate pinning: the fingerprint is verified via the QR code.
  • End-to-end encryption: all traffic goes over TLS.
  • LAN only: nothing leaves your local network.

Documentation

LaNotifica is developed by Alessandro Lattao and released as open source under the AGPL-3.0 license. For further details, go to the README on GitHub: you will find the documentation there, as Markdown files.

Bugs and feature requests: GitHub issues.